The Other McCain

"One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up." — Arthur Koestler

Why Dan Balz Is Wrong

Two words: “Conventional wisdom.” With New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie forgoing a run for the Republican presidential nomination, two questions hold the key to the future of the GOP race: Can Mitt Romney finally expand his support within the party, and can Rick Perry bounce back? Just for the sake of argument, let’s take Dan’s “two […]

Politics as Show Biz

“Hours before last week’s presidential debate in Orlando, [Fox News] anchors sat in a cavernous back room, hunched over laptops, and plotted how to trap the candidates. Chris Wallace said he would aim squarely at Rick Perry’s weakness: ‘How do you feel about being criticized by some of your rivals as being too soft on […]

‘Any Real Chance’

“Pawlenty . . . is widely viewed as the only candidate in Thursday night’s Fox News debate with any real chance of becoming the nominee of his party or President of the United States.” — Ben Smith, Politico, May 6 Seems like forever ago, doesn’t it? T-Paw was “the only candidate . . . with […]

‘How Can the Right Defend Greed?”

MSNBC anchor Thomas Roberts said the title quote while discussing President Obama’s speech yesterday: Sister Toldjah is livid: This, of course, is how the debate on taxes, the deficit, the economy, etc will be framed from here on out – all the way up until the November 2012 elections, all in a repeat effort by […]

NYT Editor: ‘We Wanted to Believe’

Another rube self-identifies: Just a few winters ago my wife and I took our daughters to witness the inauguration of a man who had campaigned on hope and embodied possibility. We are pretty immune to political euphoria, but, circulating among the footsore pilgrims, we could imagine our country had embraced the idea that we were […]

Todd Palin Defense Fund Update

While I am grateful for the enthusiastic response to my suggestion that Sarah Palin’s supporters donate to create a legal defense fund for her husband, some of the commenters seem to be under the impression that I’m joking about this. But you see, as a veteran of 25 years in the news business, I understand the […]

The Todd Palin Legal Defense Fund

Todd Palin helps his wife sign autographs after her Sept. 5 rally in Manchester, N.H. (Photo by Peter Ingemi.) A source who doesn’t need to hide behind a cloak of anonymity: “This is a man who has been relentlessly stalking my family to the point of moving in right next door to us to harass […]

CNN: Sarah Palin Turned Down Invitation to Appear in Tonight’s Tea Party Debate

TAMPA, Fla. Didn’t expect to get actual news during the media walk-through of the debate hall here at the Florida State Fair, but CNN Washington bureau chief Sam Geist disclosed to reporters that Sarah Palin had been invited to participate in tonight’s event sponsored by the Tea Party Express. Palin ranks third in the latest […]

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